to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
limbs; arms and legs; body
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
pennant on a boat showing wind direction; weather vane; round roof tile (for gables); remiges; flight feathers
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
reason; logic; method; system; order
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
fires set off in early spring to burn off dead grass; bush fire; field fire; grass fire
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
distinction; discrimination
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)